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SynthesisClinical rheumatology2025

Standardized efficacy and safety evaluation of fulranumab for osteoarthritis.

Haiyang Kou, Bo Chen

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Synthesis in Clinical rheumatology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

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2 authors.

Haiyang KouCollege of Acumox and Tuina, Guizhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Gui Yang, 553001, Guizhou, China.
Bo ChenCollege of Acumox and Tuina, Guizhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Gui Yang, 553001, Guizhou, China. chenbomed@163.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0001-4187-5802

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China No. 81860882
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

To assess the impact of fulranumab intervention on osteoarthritis (OA) patients and offer a clinically relevant, evidence-based guide for fulranumab intervention in patients with OA. RevMan 5.4 was utilized to conduct a meta-analysis after relevant data on randomized controlled trials of therapeutic interventions for patients with OA were gathered from literature databases such PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, and the Cochrane Library. A total of 8 randomized controlled studies were included, including 1927 patients with osteoarthritis. Meta-analysis showed that compared with the control group, fulranumab intervention had more gains, (MD = - 6.76, 95% CI [- 13.37 to - 0.15]; Z = 2.00; P = 0.05), WOMAC pain (3 mg, week 17) (MD = - 0.78, 95% CI [- 1.10 to - 0.46]; Z = 4.79; P < 0.00001), BPI-SF: pain intensity score (1 mg, week 12) (MD = - 4.29, 95% CI [- 9.15 to 0.57]; Z = 1.73; P = 0.08), and BPI-SF: pain interference (1 mg, week 12) (MD = - 5.98, 95% CI [- 6.64 to - 5.32]; Z = 17.84; P < 0.00001). When used in conjunction with nerve growth factor (NGF) therapy, fulranumab offers an efficient osteoarthritis therapeutic alternative. Patients with osteoarthritis can have a considerable improvement in their WOMAC, short pain inventory, patient global assessment scores, clinical symptoms, and overall quality of life. One possible therapeutic approach for the condition might be to use fulranumab.

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Antibodies, MonoclonalAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedOsteoarthritisHumansPain MeasurementRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicTreatment OutcomeAntibodies, MonoclonalAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedfulranumabAnti-nerve growth factorEfficacyFulranumabOsteoarthritisSafety

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